Template for locating collar insignia



Nov. 19, 1957 HENlcK 2,813,347

TEMPLATE FOR LOCATING COLLAR INSIGNIA Filed March 6, 1956 Kennel/1Henick INVENTOR.

n e S P IQ-f TEMPLATE FOR LOCATING COLLAR INSIGNIA Kenneth Henick,Newark, N. J.

Application March 6, 1956, Serial No. 569,896

2 Claims. (Cl. 33-180) The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in templates for locating the correct position on a shirtcollar or jacket lapel of military or civilian uniforms at which aninsignia should be attached in accordance with prescribed regulations.

An important object of the invention is to provide a single insignialocating template adapted for use with either a shirt collar as well asfor jackets of different design to uniformly locate the correct positionfor attaching the insignia.

More specifically, the invention comprises a ring in the opening ofwhich the insignia is centered and providing channel shaped clips ofpredetermined lengths projecting radially at the periphery of the ringto individually receive an edge of a shirt collar or jacket lapel andwith a side edge portion of the clip held closely at the crotch portionof the collar or lapel to locate the insignia at a correct position onthe garment.

Another object is to provide a device of this character of simple andpractical construction, which is efiicient and reliable in use,relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for thepurpose for which the same is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view for use with a shirt collar;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on a line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a front elevational view showing the template placed on ashirt collar;

Figure 5 is an elevational view showing the reverse side of the templatefor use with one style of jacket lapel; and,

Figure 6 is a similar view showing the template used with a jacket lapelof different design.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention,the numeral 5 designates the insignia locating template generally andwhich is constructed of sheet metal, plastic or other flat rigidmaterial and shaped to provide a ring 6 having a plurality of arms 7, 8and 9 projecting radially from the periphery of the ring atsubstantially equally circumferentially spaced relation to each other.

Arm 7 is substantially wider as well as longer than the remaining armsand is bent upon itself to form a channelshaped clip 10 which facesinwardly toward the ring and at one side thereof. The side edges of thefolded arm and clip diverge toward the outer end of the clip. Arm

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8- is ofia width slightly greater than; arm- 9. and. slightly longer.Arms .8. and 9 are also bent; upon themselves to form channel-shapedclips 11 and 12. which also, face inwardly toward the ring, but at anopposite side of the ring from clip 10.

The ring 6 is of a diameter substantially equal to that of an insignia(not shown) of a type usually attached to a garment, and in order toproperly locate the insignia in a prescribed position on a shirt collar13 the clip 10 is engaged with the front edge 14 of the collar and withthe upper side edge 15 of the arm 7 at the extreme converging top orcrotch portion of the opposing edge portions of the pair of points 17and 18 of the collar, and the insignia is then placed in the ring 6.

With the device placed on the collar in this position, the outer surfaceof ring 6 is marked with the letters R and L to designate the right andleft sides or points 17 and 18 of the collar and the letters arepositioned at predetermined spaced circumferential intervals and withthe letters R diametrically opposite each other on the ring and theletters L likewise diametrically opposite. When the device is placed onthe left side or point 17 of the collar, as shown in Fig. 4, the lettersL will occupy a position in horizontal alignment with the center of thering and therefore in alignment with the center and side edges of theinsignia which is placed therein and by turning the insignia in the ringthe same may thus be placed on and secured in a correct non-tiltedposition on the shirt. The clip 10 is constructed of a proper length andwidth to correctly space the ring and insignia with respect to the top,bottom and front edge of the collar.

When placing the device and insignia on the right collar point theletters R will align with the center of the ring and insignia toproperly position the insignia on the left side of the collar. In orderto correctly position the insignia on the lapel 20 of a blouse typejacket as shown in Fig. 5, the ring is reversed to engage the clip 12with the upper edge 21 of the V-shaped notch 22 and the exposed surfaceof the ring when in this position is also marked with the letters R andL for alignment with the center and side edges of the insignia asheretofore explained.

The clip 11 is similarly used with the lapel 25 of a different styleshown in Fig. 6, such as a military jacket commonly known as an Ikejacket, and the ring is also marked with the letters 1" in horizontalalignment with the center of the ring for accurately locating theinsignia on the lapel.

The exposed surface of clip 10 is marked with the letter S to indicatesaid clip is to be used with a shirt, while the exposed surfaces of theclips 11 and 12 are marked with the letters B for blouse type jacket andI for an Ike type jacket, respectively. From the foregoing, theconstruction and operation of the device will be readily understood andfurther explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, sincenumerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilledin the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exactconstruction shown and described, and accordingly all suitablemodifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within thescope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. An insignia locating template comprising a ring adapted for placingan insignia therein,. and a plurality of channel-shaped clips projectingradially from the periphery of the ring in circumferentially spacedrelation thereon and adapted for selectively engaging garments ofdifierent styles to accurately position the insignia at a prescribedlocation thereon, said template being adapted for placing at either theright or left side of a garment, and means on the ring aligninghorizontally with the center of the insignia when the template isdirectly placed at either the right or left side of a garment.

2. The construction of claim 1 wherein at least one of the clipsispositioned at a reverse side of the ring to the remaining clips;

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSThacker May 12, 1953 Seton June 22, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS Switzerland May16, 1929

